A York County Jail corrections officer was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement outside a scheduled immigration appointment in Scarborough this week, York County Sheriff William King said Friday.
The officer, who King declined to name, passed a criminal background check and federal verification before being hired. King described him as “a contributing and valued member of the staff” at the jail, which is experiencing a staffing shortage.
“To the best of our knowledge this individual has never committed any type of crime that would result in the revocation of his legal status,” King said in a statement. “From York County’s perspective, it never received any notification on whether there had been a change in his status.”
ICE also arrested a Cumberland County corrections officer earlier this week. Sheriff Kevin Joyce said that officer also had no criminal record and was authorized to work in the United States.
The agents took the Cumberland County officer into custody and left the scene in the span of about three minutes, a witness said, leaving his car running on the side of the road. Joyce described ICE’s tactics as “bush-league policing” Thursday evening. Hours later, ICE informed him that
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